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Location of Maricao, Puerto Rico within Puerto Rico // A nickname is a short, clever, cute, derogatory, or otherwise substitute name for a person or things real name (for example, Bob, Rob, Robby, Robbie, Robi, Robin, Bobby, Rab, Rabbie, Bert, Bertie, Butch, Bobbers, Bobert, Beto, Bobadito, and Robban (in Sweden), are all nicknames for Robert). ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with ethnonym. ... Image File history File links Map_of_Puerto_Rico_highlighting_Maricao. ...

Government

Founded

April 10, 1874

Mayor

Hon. Gilberto Pérez Valentín

Political party

PNP

Senatorial district

5 - Ponce

Representative district

Geographical characteristics

Area

Total

96.0 km²

Land

96 km²

Water

0 km²

Population

Total (2000)

6,282

Density

67/km²

Time zone

AST (UTC-4)

Anthem – "Sobre las verdes altura"

Maricao (mah-ree-KOU) is the second-least populous municipality of Puerto Rico located at the western edge of the mountains, is a small town set around a small plaza in hilly terrain, north of San Germán;, Saban Grande and Yauco; south of Las Marías and Lares; southeast of Mayagüez; and west of Adjuntas. Maricao is spread over 15 wards and Maricao Pueblo (The downtown area and the administrative center of the city). A mayor (from the Latin mÄior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... Political parties in Puerto Rico lists political parties in Puerto Rico. ... The New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico —or Partido Nuevo Progresista de Puerto Rico (PNP) in Spanish— is a political party that campaigns for Puerto Rico to become a state of the United States. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... This article is in need of attention. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... A time zone is a region of the Earth that has adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time. ... The Atlantic Standard Time Zone (AST) is a geographic region that keeps time by subtracting four hours from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). ... Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is a high-precision atomic time standard. ... A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly referring to a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them. ... Image:San German seal. ... Sabana Grande is a municipality of Puerto Rico. ... Yauco is a city (ciudad) in southwestern Puerto Rico bounded on the west by the municipalities of Sabana Grande and GuÃ¡nica, on the north by Maricao, on the east by Guayanilla, and on the south, at the end of a narrow strip of territory, by the Caribbean Sea. ... Las Marías is a municipality of Puerto Rico. ... Flag Nickname: Cuidad del Grito, Los Patriotas Gentilic: LareÃ±os Location Location of Lares, Puerto Rico within Puerto Rico Government Founded April 26, 1827 Mayor Hon. ... Flag Seal Nickname: La Sultana del Oeste, La Ciudad de las Aguas Puras, El Pueblo del MangÃ³ Gentilic: MayagÃ¼ezanos Location Location of MayagÃ¼ez, Puerto Rico within Puerto Rico Coordinates Government Founded July 19 1760 Mayor JosÃ© Guillermo RodrÃguez RodrÃguez Political party PPD Senatorial district MayagÃ¼ez... Image:Adjuntas seal. ...

The town borders the Maricao Fish Hatchery, a collection of tanks and ponds in a garden setting, where some 25,000 fish are raised yearly to stock farm fishponds and island lakes. The hatchery is part of the Maricao Commonwealth Forest, also known as Monte del Estado. Though of dryer vegetation than the other mountain forest, Maricao is home to large number of bird species. Its stone observation tower provides far-flung views to the coast and the Mona Passage. Puerto Rican Spindalis (Reina Mora in Spanish), the national bird of Puerto Rico. ...

Maricao has a 2000 census population of 6,449. It has a land area of 94.87 km². [1] The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ...

1 History
- 1.1 Flag
- 1.2 Coat of Arms
2 Demographics
- 2.1 Barrios (Districts/Wards)
- 2.2 Geo/Topography
3 Anthem
4 Economic
5 Education
6 Sports
7 Notable "Maricaeños"
8 External links

History

Maricao is known as "La Ciudad del Café" or "El Pueblo de las Indieras" (The town of the Indian regions). It was founded on April 10, 1874 by Bernardo Collado, Julián Ayala, Francisco M. Sojo, Napoleón Pietri and Leoncio S. Martínez. Puerto Rico is the most Indian of the Caribbean islands and the western mountain range is the most Indian region within the island. While Maricao may or may not be the single most Indian town within Puerto Rico, it has adopted the Indian identity as its signature and this is expressed in it's official town motto of El Pueblo de las Indieras. Indieras is term used in PR for the regions of greatest Indian influence. Before the start of the coffee industry in the late 18th century poor farmers of mostly Indian descent, called Jibaros, had most of the mountanious interior of the island to themselves. During the 19th century coffee boom Maricao and similar coffee growing regions did well and many elegant plantation houses were built. The coffee boom ended with the start of the 20th century and the economic conditions of the region deteriorated. Many of the old plantation houses have been converted for use in the tourism industry. While Puerto Rico still has a niche in the gourmet coffee market, the large scale coffee growing which built Maricao is no longer economically feasible. April 10 is the 100th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (101st in leap years). ... Year 1874 (MDCCCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link with display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...

Flag

The flag of derives its colors, design and symbolism from the municipal shield. It consists of a green cloth, with the three usual dimensions of the municipal flags of Puerto Rico, crossing from an end to another one a yellow band with three points. The color green symbolizes the vegetation of the municipality and the yellow band symbolizes the mountains of the region.

Coat of Arms

In a silver field, resides an inverted "V"-shaped green band. Contained in the band are five gold huts. To either side and below the band are a total of three Maricao (Byrsonima spicata) tree branches with flowers. Surrounding the shield below and to either side are two coffee tree branches. Above it is placed a gold mural crown with three towers outlined in black with green doors and windows.

Demographics

Barrios (Districts/Wards)

Bucarabones
Indiera Alta
Indiera Baja

Indiera Fría
Maricao Afuera
Montoso
Pueblo Nuevo

Geo/Topography

Anthem

Sobre las verdes alturas
de mi borinqueña tierra,
se levanta Maricao,
en medio de sus haciendas.
Coro:
La sombra del indio
vaga en la floresta
porque Maricao,
se viste de fiesta.

Un sol benigno le alumbra
suave brisa le refresca;
y el alegre caserío,
viste sus galas de fiesta.

Entre tocatas y juegos,
asiste el culto a la iglesia
y van y vienen la gente
olvidando sus tristezas.

Pero al volver a la casa
cuando el hombre a solas piensa
del antiguo Maricao,
se oye un suspiro en la sierra.

Economic

Agriculture

Coffee, fruits and vegetables

Business

Industrial

manufacturing (surgical equipment) and tourism.

Tourism

Landmarks and places of interest

Hacienda Delicias
Hacienda Juanita

Hacienda Juanita Reception, 2006 Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 450 Ã— 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1200 Ã— 1600 pixel, file size: 955 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Hacienda Juanita; author: Hiram A. Gay; date: 12/25/06 I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ...

Hacienda Juanita Courtyard, 2006 Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1600 Ã— 1200 pixel, file size: 1. ...

La Bambua Recreational Center
Maricao Fish Nursery
Monte del Estado (forest reserve)
Prieto Lake
Salto de Curet (water fall)
Torre de la Piedra (tower)

Festivals and events

End of the Coffee Harvest Festival - February
Patron Celebration - June

Transportation

Education

Sports

Notable "Maricaeños"

Andrés Segarra
Judith Seda Matos - First lady to ocupy the position of justice of peace.
Luis Paret
Luis Felipe Ramos
Virgilio Brunet Maldonado - Orator, educator, lawyer and member of the Constituent Convention of Puerto Rico in 1952 which created the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
Jose Hugo Prieto Gonzalez

On June 8, 1950, the United States government approved Public Law 600 through the Senate, authorizing Puerto Rico to draft its own constitution in 1951. ...

External links

Map of Maricao Puerto Rico
Hacienda Juanita

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